Re: Is it good to stay in the red zone?
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Even if you're right (and you're only right if you're opponents don't know how to play against a small stack) , more +EV moves from the 5BB chip stack than a 12BB chip stack doesn't mean your total tournament EV is greater. It can't be - the extra chips in the 12BB stack have intrinsic value.
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Of course you are better off with 12xBB than 5xBB. However, if you have 10xBB, it may not be worth making a marginal play to get to 12xBB or bust out. Going down to 5xBB between blinds, antes, and oncreased limits may not be a disaster.
As the other poster points out, sometimes you may want to make a risky play with a medium stack that either makes you a short stack or a big stack. It is hard to play aggressively with a medium stack.
Obviously, if I have a big hand with 9xBB, I would fold it to blind down, but it may not be worth gambling in a marginal situation to pick up blinds or double up.
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